Bicycle

A Bicycle (Japanese: じてんしゃ bicycle) is a key item obtained in the games to facilitate faster movement. Cycling Roads can only be navigated on while cycling. They are usually obtained from Bicycle Shops.

In the games

Types of Bicycles

In most games there is only on type of Bicycle; however, in Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, there are two types of Bicycle: the Acro Bike and the Mach Bike. The player can only have one at a time and must trade in their current Bicycle at Rydel's Cycles to obtain the other.

All bicycles cannot be ridden inside of buildings or if the player is accompanied by a person or a Pokémon. Prior to Generation V, bikes cannot be ridden in snow. In Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, bikes cannot be ridden in gates.

Regular Bicycle

Artwork of Red on his bicycle from Generation I

In all games but Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, there is only one type of Bicycle.

In Generation I and III, Miracle Cycle is selling Bicycles for $1,000,000; $1 more than it is possible for the player to have in these games. Instead, the player must use a Bike Voucher to buy one.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, the player can press the B button to switch between the third and fourth gears. Fourth gear is faster than third gear and allows the player to ride up muddy slopes and jump further from bike ramps. Third gear can jump bike ramps, but does not jump as far.

Item details

Bicycle じてんしゃ Bicycle   KEY ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Allows for faster travel than walking or running. Can be used to ride on Cycling Roads.					Locations RBY Cerulean City Bike Shop (requires Bike Voucher) GSC The Bike Shop in northeast Goldenrod City FRLG Cerulean City Bike Shop (requires Bike Voucher) DPPt Received from the owner of Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop in Eterna City after saving him from Team Galactic HGSS Received from the owner of Miracle Cycle in Goldenrod City BW Received from the Day-Care Man in Nimbasa City after defeating the Team Plasma Grunts B2W2 Received from a man near the pier in Castelia City.
Secondary effect: Can be used to cross fallen logs and jump bike ramps. Players can change between the two gear settings; the faster gear can climb muddy slopes and jump further on bike ramps with enough momentum.Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.
Description Stad Lets you travel twice as fast as walking. GSC A collapsible bike for fast movement. E A folding bicycle that is faster than the Running Shoes. FRLG A folding bicycle that allows faster movement than the running shoes. DPPt HGSS A folding Bicycle that enables much faster movement than the Running Shoes. BW A folding Bicycle that enables much faster movement than the Running Shoes.

Acro Bike

Artwork of the Acro Bike

An Acro Bike (Japanese: ダートじてんしゃ Dart Bike) travels at the same speed as regular Bicycles, but it also allows players to perform tricks, such as wheelies and bunny hops, which let players reach special areas. It can also be used for traveling on white rails found on Route 119 and in the Hoenn Safari Zone.

Bunny hopping up and down on an Acro Bike in tall grass can cause wild Pokémon to appear, but does not count as steps towards the Safari Game or Repel.

Unlike the Mach Bike, if the player rides on Seaside Cycling Road their time won't be recorded due to the bicycle being "easy to turn" in comparison.

Tricks

• Hold B button (less than 2 seconds): standing wheelie
• Hold B button (more than 2 seconds): bunny hop
• Hold B, then D-pad: moving wheelie or bunny hop
• Press B+D-pad direction (perpendicular to direction of travel) simultaneously: sideways hop

• 

  Doing a wheelie

Item details

Acro Bike ダートじてんしゃ Dart Bicycle   KEY ITEMS pocket					ONLY IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Use to move faster than walking or running. Slower than the Mach Bike, but can perform tricks. Can be used to ride on Cycling Roads.					Locations RSE At Rydel's Cycles in Mauville City; choice between this and the Mach Bike, but can switch at any time by talking to Rydel again.
Secondary effect: Can be used to side-jump between rails and bunny hop along bumpy slopes.
Description RSE A folding bicycle capable of jumps and wheelies. FRLG A folding bicycle that is capable of stunts like jumps and wheelies.

Mach Bike

Artwork of the Mach Bike

The Mach Bike (Japanese: マッハじてんしゃ Mach Bike) allows players to move a lot faster than regular Bicycles and the Acro Bike. It can move fast enough to ride straight up muddy slopes, or over cracked tiles without falling through (which appears in Granite Cave, the Sky Pillar, and Mirage Tower^{Wrong template. See Template:Sup/doc.}) if the player has enough momentum. If the player collides with something, all momentum gained is lost and the speed resets.

On the Seaside Cycling Road, a player's time and number of collisions while riding this Bicycle from the northern entrance to the southern exit are timed and recorded. This is part of the data sent over to other players when mixing records.

Item details

Mach Bike マッハじてんしゃ Mach Bicycle   KEY ITEMS pocket					ONLY IN GEN III		Cannot be bought Cannot be sold
Effect: Use to move much faster than walking, running, or the Acro Bike. Can be used to ride on Cycling Roads.					Locations RSE At Rydel's Cycles in Mauville City; choice between this and the Acro Bike, but can switch at any time by talking to Rydel again.
Secondary effect: Can be used to climb muddy slopes and crossed cracked tiles with enough momentum. Can be used to record a time on the Seaside Cycling Road.
Description RSE A folding bicycle that doubles your speed or better. FRLG A folding bicycle that is at least twice as fast as walking.

In the anime

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Ash, Brock, and Dawn riding rented bikes

Misty with her burned bicycle

Bicycles are rarely seen in the anime as Ash and his friends are usually seen walking. The only time bicycles are used are when it is necessary to use them, such as on Cycling Roads, or for a faster way to get somewhere.

The first bicycle to appear was Misty's bicycle in Pokémon - I Choose You!. It was "stolen" by Ash in order to escape from a flock of Spearow, it was then unintentionally destroyed when Ash's Pikachu released a ThunderShock at the Spearow.

The act of Pikachu destroying a female companion's bike has become a running gag in the anime. So far, Iris is the only female character not to have had her bike destroyed, however she did not appear to own a bike in her debut appearance.

Bicycles can be rented to use on Cycling Roads as seen in The Bridge Bike Gang and One Big Happiny Family!. Some characters do own bicycles but are rarely seen using them. For example, Professor Oak used a bicycle in The Power Of One to get to Delia Ketchum's house.

In The Bridge Bike Gang, Chopper's bike bears a resemblance to Zapdos.

In the manga

The Electric Tale of Pikachu

In Play Misty For Me of The Electric Tale of Pikachu, it was revealed that Misty's bicycle was custom built and worth $10,000.

Trivia

• In the beta version of Gold and Silver, a skateboard was planned to complement the bicycle.
• In Generation IV, in Rad Rickshaw's Cycle Shop there are advertisements on the shelves for the Mach and Acro Bikes.
• The song Bicycle (Japanese: じてんしゃ) from Generation II and HeartGold and SoulSilver is a remix of the song Goldenrod City (Japanese: コガネシティ). Furthermore, the song Bug-Catching Contest (Japanese: むしとりたいかい) from these games remixes parts of the song Cycling (Japanese: サイクリング) from Generation I.

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